NMS 1.37 Vy'keen dialogues

PuzzleType: WAR_NPC_

#17
Alien: Pathetic interloper! Give elements! Isotope preferred! Honourable warrior teach language!

The warrior's nostrils flare as I approach. They inhale deeply and bark out what could be a warning. I hurriedly mime that I am peaceful, and know little of their kind or language.

They take a second to think, then grab my multi-tool while barking again into my visor – streaking it with saliva. They point at the indicator that shows which elements I carry. I do my best to keep calm.

{Give silicate}
The warrior grunts. They teach me some of the language of their people.
---TEACHWORD_WAR---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Give oxide}
The warrior grunts. They teach me some of the language of their people.
---TEACHWORD_WAR---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Give isotope}
The warrior gives me a technology blueprint, and teaches me some of the language of their people.
---TEACHWORD_WAR---
---TECH_ALL---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#1
Alien: Grah! The interloper weapon is pathetic! The honourable Vy'keen pity you! I will replace it!

The warrior looks at me with fire in its eyes. This species is clearly aggressive, and I doubt I'm welcome.
Nonetheless, the lifeform bows in greeting. Tradition and honour perhaps dictate it.

I don't feel in danger, and am about to turn and leave when the creature points towards my Multi-Tool. They bark with concern, and makes a motion to suggest that I should hand it over.

{Hand over the multi-tool}
The warrior nods in satisfaction. They offer me an improved replacement Multi-Tool!
---WEAPON---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Refuse to relinquish the multi-tool}
The warrior respects my decision.
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#13
Alien: Contraband interloper. Interested? Non-traceable payment. Products and cargo only. Units unacceptable.

The warrior is silent for a second, before looking at me conspiratorially. They check over their shoulder for prying eyes before powering down security systems.

The warrior pulls open the trade vault at their feet, which seems to be piled high with Multi-Tool upgrades. They indicate the contents of my inventory as a trade...

{Offer units}
The warrior sighs and slams the trade vault shut. Units are, presumably, traceable by the authorities.

{Give isotope}
The shifty lifeform nods. A deal is done. I receive something to help my journey from the pile of contraband.
---TECHFRAG_M---

{Threaten to report}
The threatened warrior buys my silence.
---MONEY---

{Ask for help}



#11
Alien: Victory in battle, interloper! My suit malfunctions, but the Vy'keen Ancients smile!

A red, jagged and recent bite mark is wrapped around the entirety of the warrior's neck. Claw marks scar their chest, and their suit's restoration and healing systems are blinking offline.

The lifeform barks contentedly at me, satisfied by their narrow victory. It's clear, however, that the warrior's injuries are severe. They have trouble breathing.

{Recharge warrior's suit}
The warrior's healing systems come back online. They offer me their Multi-Tool in thanks.
---WEAPON---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Share oxygen}
The warrior takes some gulps from my respiration systems. Their eyes brighten, and they thank me.
---MONEY---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Walk away}
The warrior does not curse my decision. They are content to suffer in their victory.

{Ask for help}



#19
Alien: Grah! Warrior accept mating proposition? Accept dowry tribute?

The downbeat lifeform is studying the image of another young warrior on their pad. The pictured warrior looks virile and impressive. They have facial tendrils that are outstretched. They appear rich, and of good breeding stock. The look in its eyes is... sultry.

The lifeform looks to me with questioning eyes. They clearly need someone to talk this through with.

{Advise acceptance}
Speakers throughout the facility play orchestral music. The lifeform shares some of the dowry they receive.
---TECHFRAG_M---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Advise refusal}
An elder appears on-screen and curses us. The warrior thanks me for my advice.
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Accept on lifeform's behalf}
I receive generous gifts, and a candid image of the lifeform I will one day wed.
---TECHFRAG_L---
---MONEY---

{Ask for help}



#14
Alien: New recruit abandon post! Desert Vy'keen High Command orders! Take multi-tool weapon!

The warrior is young, and looks terrified. Military orders for an upcoming operation fill their terminal screen. When they see me their eyes widen, and they drop to the floor on their knees. They proffer their Multi-Tool up towards me.

Their yelps sound pleading. The fear in their movements are more than apparent. They are so on edge that they doesn't seem aware of the security cameras that surround us, watching our every move.

{Take multi-tool}
The young conscript makes preparations to abandon their post. Silent cameras record their act of disobedience.
---WEAPON---
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Refuse multi-tool}
The young warrior will die while serving their species in battle. My reluctance to help has been noted.
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#2
Alien: Interloper! Vy'keen allegiance? Or vile, pathetic, weak-minded Sentinel allegiance?

The warrior's nostrils flare in hope and expectation. A holographic image showing military plans appears around us.

On one side of the battlefield stands the creature's own warrior race, and on the other the robotic Sentinels. The warrior demands that I point to one side or the other.

{Point to the warriors}
The warrior nods and grunts. It shows appreciation by handing me tribute.
---TECHFRAG_M---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Point to the sentinels}
The warrior is outraged.
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#3
Alien: Grah! Pathetic warrior! Weak-minded warrior! Weapon ammunition depleted!

The warrior seems furious with themself. They slam their Multi-Tool onto a nearby surface and pull the trigger again and again, but nothing happens.

All weapons systems look functional, but the end result is nothing more than a hollow and empty click. The lifeform howls in self-loathing.

{Give uncommon isotope}
The warrior's ammunition is fully replenished. They bark a thank you.
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Give common isotope}
The warrior's ammunition is partially replenished. They bark a thank you.
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Comfort warrior}
The outraged warrior headbutts me.
---DAMAGESMALL---
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#15
Alien: Interloper! Give Vy'keen interrogator enemy information! Sacrifice enemy friendship, receive Vy'keen reward!

The lifeform clicks their heels together in an authoritarian fashion, before plunging a syringe dripping with corrosive green liquid into my arm. Holographic images of two alien races appear in my visor – a small reptilian figure, and a taller lifeform in a metal casing.

The warrior snarls at me, and their fingers hover over the injector – which can surely cause damage to life, limb or equipment. They demand an answer...

{Surrender information}
I do my best to convey all I know. I am rewarded.
---TECHFRAG_M---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Claim ignorance}
I refuse to divulge any information. I am punished.
---DAMAGELARGE---
---STD_INC_TRA---
---STD_INC_EXP---

{Pull rank}
The warrior apologises profusely for its transgression. They shower me with gifts, and begs forgiveness.
---TECHFRAG_L---

{Ask for help}



#4
Alien: Pathetic interloper! Leave! Warrior busy with facility security breach reports! Death! Death!

The warrior looks up from a screen of flashing alerts. They bare their teeth at me, quivering with barely contained fury.

It's clear that my presence is barely tolerated here. The warrior's hand reaches to their weapon.

{Leave the warrior alone}
The warrior grunts in thanks. Units appear in my account.
---MONEY---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Offer to help}
The warrior is outraged. They slap me hard across the face.
---DAMAGESMALL---
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#5
Alien: Pathetic interloper! Show strength and attack the noble Vy'keen warrior!

The warrior's facial markings draw into a smirk as it looks me up and down. I feel like I'm being sized up as a potential combatant.
The creature points to an intriguing blueprint on its screen, then points to their own face. I'm being goaded into punching then.

The lifeform barks menacingly. It's clear that this action will result in swift retribution.

{Strike the warrior}
The warrior strikes back with astonishing force. They bark out laughter before handing me the blueprint.
---DAMAGESMALL---
---STD_INC_WAR---
---TECH_WEAPON---

{Refuse to attack}
The warrior makes a gesture that suggests I am a coward.
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#20
Alien: Grah! Fight my duel challenge! The chosen weapon is in the trade vault! Death! Death!

The panicked lifeform is studying a diagram of two warriors in combat, while a chosen form of multi-tool weaponry sits below in a storage vault.

An angry recorded message is playing. It's a sequence of furious barks and screams that clearly have a moral high ground. The lifeform sees the battle-scars on my exosuit, and instantly yelps a question.

{Accept}
Dramatic music plays. The warrior barks with joy. I am given the multi-tool for the fight ahead.
---WEAPON---

{Refuse}
The warrior is disappointed. They must face their own fate.

{Report cowardice}
The warrior is forced to face their own fate. I am thanked for my report
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#22
Alien: Grah! Pathetic distant warrior leave powerful multi-tool in storage vault! Avoid rare isotope usage in explosion - too powerful! Uncommon isotope required!

The storage vault at the warrior's feet shows clear signs of tampering. In fact, an explosive device has been attached to its hinges. The lifeform sees my shocked expression, and yaps in amusement.

The bomb needs fuel for ignition, which would most likely blow the vault wide open. The warrior impatiently tries to explain what should happen next...

{Use uncommon isotope}
The lock on the vault is blown clear off. I retrieve a new multi-tool that lies within.
---WEAPON---

{Use rare isotope}
The explosion is huge, and consumes the entire vault in flame. Shrapnel embeds itself in my knees and ankles. The pain is extreme.
---DAMAGESMALL---

{Report suspect behaviour}
An instant response and reward comes through from the warrior species' High Command.
---TECHFRAG_M---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#6
Alien: Interloper! Vy'keen High Command demands answers. The aggression interloper, or the defence interloper?

The warrior seems pleased to see me. They bark twice, then retrieve two carved objects from behind their terminal. The artifacts are old, and it feels strange to see such ancient creations inside a technological hive like this...

The first is a chipped and bloody blade. The second is a battered shield.

{Choose the blade}
The warrior barks and offers me a new multi-tool.
---WEAPON---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Choose the shield}
The warrior barks and offers me an exosuit technology blueprint.
---TECH_SUIT---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#7
Alien: Interloper! Your pathetic multi-tool insults my ancestors! My wares create friendship, and blood! Death! Death!

The warrior grabs at my multi-tool, stares at it dismissively and then starts yapping straight into my face. The yaps turn into slow hollow barks. They are unimpressed, and dramatically so at that.

Suddenly a holographic catalogue of armaments and attachments appears. The warrior opens their arms wide, and embraces me. Alien sales traditions are a curious thing...

{Pay units for exosuit technology blueprint}
The warrior gives me an exosuit technology blueprint.
---TECH_SUIT---

{Pay units for multi-tool technology blueprint}
The warrior gives me a new multi-tool technology blueprint.
---TECH_WEAPON---

{Ask for help}



#8
Alien: Interloper! A great Sentinel hunt begins today. I demand ammunition.

The warrior is browsing a map of the surrounding landscape. Certain areas contain markings that represent Sentinels, which the lifeform is highlighting with an excited snarl.

They stroke their boltcaster absentmindedly, before checking the ammo charge stored in its clip. On this, their eyes jolt up towards me. They bark a question, but it sounds more like a command.

{Give isotope}
The warrior nods. They are satisfied by my donation to their hunt.

They present me with a gift in exchange.
---TECHFRAG_M---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Refuse}
The warrior curses my name and that of my ancestors. They are highly displeased.
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Give oxide}
The warrior curses my name and that of my ancestors. They are highly displeased.
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#10
Alien: Interloper! Prove your worth! Vy'keen reward the brave and foolhardy!

The warrior barks abruptly and flourishes a knife. They stare directly into my eyes as they draw the blade over the palm of its hand. Black bubbles of blood emerge through the slit in their glove.

They hand me the knife, clearly wanting me to reciprocate. They bark a little challenge and pat the trade vault by their side. This will probably hurt...

{Cut open hand}
The warrior grabs my bleeding hand and spits on it. They reward me for my part in this rite.
---TECHFRAG_M---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Refuse politely}
The warrior laughs at me, as if I have fulfilled their expectation.
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#12
Alien: Hirk bless the fuel! Hirk bless the weapon charge!

The warrior nods at me before taking a small metal idol from the vault at their feet. As they clutch at it, their eyes glaze over in a strange white sheen. I hear them mutter strange incantations that get louder, then louder again.

Without waiting to ask permission, they thrusts their hands into my inventory, searching for the elements within. They burn with a strange intensity. The experience is terrifying.

{Give silicate}
The warrior priest's hands somehow improve my offering.
---TECH_SHIP---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Give isotope}
The warrior priest's hands somehow improve my offering.
---TECH_SUIT---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Fend warrior off}
The warrior priest has been offended. They curse my ancestors.
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#16
Alien: Pathetic interloper species! Equivalent to Korvax and Gek! Show Vy'keen warrior strength!

The warrior is old, and of a high rank. They take their time studying my body and my equipment – and snarls with disapproval. They grab my visor suddenly, and watch me instinctively flinch and recoil.
They let me go and rolls their eyes while I fall back in shock. The lifeform's disdain is palpable. I think of ways to turn this encounter around...

{Do a little dance}
The elderly warrior disapproves of my little dance. They strike me, with great force.
---DAMAGESMALL---
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Threaten with multi-tool}
The elderly warrior is amused by my show of strength. They reward me.
---WEAPON---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Bow}
The elderly warrior pushes me away. They have no time for my kind.

{Ask for help}



#21
Alien: Grah! Vy'keen war preparation nears completion! Death to the unsuspecting Gek! Give rare isotope!

The warrior is building a nuclear warhead. The plans they hold in their hand are unmistakable. A complicated sequence of blueprints and isotopic chemical reactions is waiting for the final addition of an element to be complete.

There are countless lives on an unknown planet, far out in the cosmos, that could one day end due to this lifeform's work...

{Complete warhead manufacture}
The warrior is overjoyed. We embrace, and I receive gifts.
---TECHFRAG_M---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Refuse to help}
The warrior snarls. They will not let my pettiness disrupt its mission...
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Inform threatened species}
I receive a reward from a distant species.
---TECHFRAG_L---
---STD_INC_TRA---

{Ask for help}



#18
Alien: Hirk blesses the sleep. Hirk recharges the warrior. Cursed is the warrior that interrupts the sleep of Hirk.

As I approach, the warrior appears alert and welcoming. Suddenly, however, a personal alarm sounds from their datapad. The lifeform instinctively falls into some kind of trance. Their eyes mist over, they stare straight through me and they mumble the same strange mantra over and over again.

The trading vault at their feet appears unlocked, but there are security observation cameras dotted around the facility...

{Wake the warrior}
The warrior is woken from their trance early. They scream in anger.
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Leave the warrior alone}
The warrior suddenly awakes from their brief trance. They thank me for not interrupting.
---TECHFRAG_M---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Open trading vault}
I carefully remove an item from the trading vault, while security systems look on. Moments later the warrior wakes from their trance.
---WEAPON---
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Ask for help}



#9
Alien: Grah! Fuel! I need fuel to join my brothers in honourable war! Death! Death!

The warrior is tracking the paths of hundreds of warships across a galactic map, all converging on the same planetary system. This does not bode particularly well for the system in question, which appears to be populated by beaked traders of some variety.

A course plotted by the warrior itself has come up short. They cannot make the complete journey. They slam their fist against the terminal and howl until spittle flecks my visor.

{Give fuel}
The warrior yaps with joy. They thank me with a gift.
---TECHFRAG_M---
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Refuse to help}
The warrior snarls. They are rather insulted.
---STD_DEC_WAR---
---STD_INC_TRA---

{Ask for help}



#23
Alien: Interloper - watch this... You will gain knowledge... courage... grah...

The warrior removes their helmet, spittle rolling down from its mouth. It invites me to put the helmet on my own head.

{Put helmet on}
As I put the helmet over my head, I see that there is a screen upon the inside. Suddenly I am transported, seeing a vision of the entire universe. I am all that I can see.. but it is not the universe as it is now.
I look down at myself, seeing the body of a Vy'keen, aged, worn... I began to rip myself apart...
The helmet comes off. The warrior nods approvingly, giving me nanites to assist in my travels.
---TECHFRAG_S---

{Refuse}
I refuse. The warrior seems to care little, turning aside from me.

{Ask for help}



#24
Alien: Grah! Face me, Interloper! Prepare for battle!

The warrior appears to be flexing its muscles as I approach, holding its body in various stances.
It beckons me forth, forming fists with its hands.

{Challenge}
As I approach, the warrior lunges forward and places my head within its arms, proceeding to beat me severely.
After a while, apparently disappointed at the poor level of challenge I presented, it gives me compensation for my time and heals my wounds.
---DAMAGESMALL---
---HEALTHSMALL---
---MONEY---

{Retreat}
The warrior shrugs and turns back to its practice.

{Draw your weapon}
I draw my weapon, causing the warrior to become enraged at my disrespect.
It begins to shout and spit, and delivers me a short, sharp slap.
---DAMAGESMALL---

{Ask for help}



#25
Alien: Tell me, interloper... do you know the secret of this universe?

The warrior glares at me, its skin sagging, its frame evidently in pain. Yet still it tries to stand and face me...
It has been reading an ancient text - a bloodied scroll with Vy'keen script. Upon it I see an image of two warriors standing before a Great Monolith, a dagger held behind one of their backs. There are sixteen such images upon the scroll.

{Say sixteen}
The warrior is disturbed by my answer. They give me what little technology they possess to help me bear this burden.
---TECH_WEAPON---

{Point to the dagger}
I point to the dagger and the warrior nods approvingly, whispering the name 'Nal'. It gives me units to assist my work.
---MONEY---

{Point to the Monolith}
I point to the Monolith and the warrior grows stern at my answer. It has little left to say to me.

{Ask for help}



#26
Alien: Do you wish to end up like this pathetic interloper, child? You must train harder...

The warrior is exasperated, screaming down its communicator channel at what appears to be an infant of its own species.
The warrior turns the communicator towards me, barking instructions in an alien tongue.

{Join in screaming}
I join in the screaming, causing the infant to cry. The warrior shakes its head in disappointment at the infant, giving me a token reward for my troubles.
---C_VYKEENEFFIGY---

{Distort your expression}
I distort my expression in an attempt to amuse the infant, but it begins to growl at me instead. Delighted, the warrior rewards me handsomely.
---TEACHWORD_WAR---
---STD_INC_WAR---
---TECH_WEAPON---

{Fire a warning shot}
I fire a warning shot, causing the infant to snap to attention. Impressed, the warrior rewards me with nanites and begins to shout at the infant once more.
---TECHFRAG_S---

{Ask for help}



#27
Alien: Grah! I cannot forgive this treason... they were my Consort, interloper!

The warrior is forlorn. It shows me an image of two members of its species embracing.
It appears to be weeping.

{Embrace the warrior}
I embrace the warrior. After a few moments, it screams at me to leave.

{Smash the image}
I smash the image. The warrior stares at it for a moment before starting to laugh.
It gives me an unknown Vy'keen's possessions by way of thanks.
---C_VYKEENEFFIGY---
---TECHWEAPON---

{Dry its tears}
I move to dry its tears, but the warrior appears to be too ashamed to allow such sympathy. It begs me to leave, bribing me to tell no-one of its shame.
---MONEY---

{Ask for help}



#28
Alien: They tried to shut us down. Grah! The Crimson Sentinels will never be silenced. One - two - three - four -

The warrior watches its brethren on a screen, a squadron of fighters holding multi-tools and blunt weapons. They stand on a platform half a universe away. Off-camera, enemies appear to be screaming. Flames erupt near the feet of the warriors...
Their leader holds out its multi-tool, strings of energy extending forth. They begin to pluck the strings, the sounds mingling with the unholy din of blunt weapons smashed against the shells of dead Sentinels...
The watcher does not notice me, and the performance continues on the screen...

{Offer units in appreciation}
The warrior turns. It appears angered by the association between money and music. It begins to spit and shout, demanding that I leave.
---STD_DEC_WAR---

{Interrupt the music}
The warrior is angry at the interruption, throwing various objects at me to get me to leave. One of them appears to be useful.
---DAMAGESMALL---
---RECIP_PROD_COMM---

{Try to copy the music}
The warrior turns and hears my attempt to mimic its music. It joins in, shouting and crying, inhaling battle gas periodically. When I leave, it gives me nanites in appreciation of my untamed spirit.
---TECHFRAG_S---

{Ask for help}



#29
Alien: Grah! Vote for strongest is vote to end voting! Interloper, choose correctly!

The warrior stands to attention, handing me a communication somehow tailored to my own language.
It informs me that the Vy'keen High Command has placed this system under temporary democratic rule until a state of emergency is lifted.
The warrior shows me multiple candidates for the system primarch.

{Choose the strongest}
The warrior is pleased with my choice, giving me a gift in encouragement.
---STD_INC_WAR---

{Choose the wisest}
The warrior is angered by my choice, but respects my temporary right to make it.

{Choose the pro-Gek candidate}
The warrior is disgusted by my choice. After recording it, they headbutt me and demand that I leave.
---DAMAGELARGE---

{Ask for help}



#30
Alien: Grah! Admire my works and despair, interloper...

This warrior is different to others I have encountered... it bears the insignia of its species, yet there is something else, an air of pride and superiority.
It shows me a schematic for an Exocraft as large as a space station. Underneath its wheels are crudely drawn images of Gek and Sentinels.

{Admire the image}
I express my admiration for the image. In return the warrior rewards me with nanites. It gestures as if to warn me from stealing their idea.
---TECHFRAG_S---

{Laugh at the image}
I laugh at the image and in return the warrior shoots me in the foot.
---DAMAGESMALL---

{Add a weapon to it}
I add an image of a weapon to the schematic. Initially the warrior seems sceptical, alarmed at my attempt to interfere.
But when they see what I have created, they stare at me and begin to slowly clap their approval. They give me the finest Nanite Clusters so that I may see our vision realised.
---TECHFRAG_M---

{Ask for help}